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Lindsey Graham's vote on Elena Kagan ensures primary challenge
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| Last Edited | COSDem Jul 20, 2010 05:28pm |
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| News Date | Tuesday, July 20, 2010 11:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham's (R) announcement that he will vote in favor of Elena Kagan's nomination to the Supreme Court is likely to further incite conservatives already unhappy with him and, according to close observers of the state's politics, ensures he will face a serious primary challenge in 2014.
"I think there's a good reason for a conservative to vote yes," Graham said this morning.
Graham's apostasy on Kagan comes after other high profile breaks with conservatives in his state (and nationally) over climate change and immigration reform and will likely make him a central target of those tea party Republicans who helped oust Utah Sen. Bob Bennett in his bid for renomination earlier this year.
"It's no longer a question of 'if' but 'who' and 'how many'," said one South Carolina Republican operative about a Graham primary challenge. The source added that Graham's approach on high profile issues of late is "putting Lindsey's friends and supporters in a really tough place." |
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